Help.please

does date of separation matter? if it is before the greencard was approved?

can you please elaborate how you think it might complicate my case more if I apply a few months late?

sorry for the confusion, I meant one attorney said you should be filing after 5 years and 5 months (extra 5 months to cover for half the time I was out i.e 10 months) she said this might show them i have covered the extra time but doesn't know if it will make a difference and I might still be denied. As I don't have a life here, not employment, not paying rent. others have suggested I am eligible and I shouldn't worry about the trips as they are less than 6 months. Also mentioned the CBP flagging me won't affect citizenship, it is for travel the next time I come back. They also say unemployment and not paying rent doesn't matter. Can you please tell me what your suggestion is? should i file now in 4 years 9 months?

I have a sick parent and what to travel but was advised by the CBP officer not to leave or they won't allow be back, unless I have a re entry permit. one attorney told me I should wait a few months, after my greencard 5 year anniversary and then apply. Another attorney insisted, that I am eligible and they stays outside are less than 6 months and should not be a problem. He also said I have been here 1.5 months after my last trip so should be okay. He said some cases are getting approved in 4 months, som I wont even need a re entry permit. I was not told by either attorney that they can take away my greencard I am really confused on both opinions and have no idea which option will be better for me.

i am in the same situation, if you are still around, can you share how yours turned out?

I have had my greencard for 4 years and 9 months. I have 2 long trips in these years, both being 5 months and a few days (both are less then 6 months) between trips however I have only been in US for 5 months and 26 days. So the first trip of 5 months and 4 days was delayed because of covid. I came in US for 5 months and 25 days and travelled for my second trip for 5 months and 10 days. At the airport I was told they think I was abandoning my green card and I am getting flagged b the system and shouldn't leave again for atleast a year. It has been 1.5 years that I have not travelled since my last trip. I have only worked for 1 year in these 5 years in US. Live with friends, I don't pay them rent. I have been studying for some exams (not an enrolled student here though) and was not employed during those visits to my home country. I am also divorced, so no ties to US. I also took unemployment assistance during covid. Have I disrupted my continuous residence? I have the following to prove I was not trying to abandon my greencard: -my bank accounts that were active during those times (not linked to any bills) -my medical insurance (on medicaid) -I can get a letter from my friends I live with mentioning I had access to this whenever I was to return to this house. Please suggest what letter should state if possible -I had no employment in my home country but how can I bring evidence of it? -my travel tickets. Please suggest what I can do to help my case, and what happens if they deny my n400? Does it affect my greencard? or can that be taken too?